diff --git a/tests/metrics/cmd/checkmetrics/ci_worker/checkmetrics-json-clh-kata-metric8.toml b/tests/metrics/cmd/checkmetrics/ci_worker/checkmetrics-json-clh-kata-metric8.toml
index edcef8d8d1..2461af0da7 100644
--- a/tests/metrics/cmd/checkmetrics/ci_worker/checkmetrics-json-clh-kata-metric8.toml
+++ b/tests/metrics/cmd/checkmetrics/ci_worker/checkmetrics-json-clh-kata-metric8.toml
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ description = "tensorflow resnet model"
 # within (inclusive)
 checkvar = ".\"tensorflow\".Results | .[] | .Resnet.Result"
 checktype = "mean"
-midval = 4379.2
+midval = 4379.0
 minpercent = 20.0
 maxpercent = 20.0
 
diff --git a/tests/metrics/cmd/checkmetrics/ci_worker/checkmetrics-json-qemu-kata-metric8.toml b/tests/metrics/cmd/checkmetrics/ci_worker/checkmetrics-json-qemu-kata-metric8.toml
index 392025e358..48a03259b2 100644
--- a/tests/metrics/cmd/checkmetrics/ci_worker/checkmetrics-json-qemu-kata-metric8.toml
+++ b/tests/metrics/cmd/checkmetrics/ci_worker/checkmetrics-json-qemu-kata-metric8.toml
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ description = "tensorflow resnet model"
 # within (inclusive)
 checkvar = ".\"tensorflow\".Results | .[] | .Resnet.Result"
 checktype = "mean"
-midval = 4396.2
+midval = 4396.0
 minpercent = 20.0
 maxpercent = 20.0
 
@@ -94,6 +94,6 @@ description = "tensorflow alexnet model"
 # within (inclusive)
 checkvar = ".\"tensorflow\".Results | .[] | .AlexNet.Result"
 checktype = "mean"
-midval = 98.3
+midval = 98.0
 minpercent = 20.0
 maxpercent = 20.0
diff --git a/tests/metrics/machine_learning/tensorflow.sh b/tests/metrics/machine_learning/tensorflow.sh
index 8aee730cf5..cfabcaa865 100755
--- a/tests/metrics/machine_learning/tensorflow.sh
+++ b/tests/metrics/machine_learning/tensorflow.sh
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ function tensorflow_test() {
 	local json="$(cat << EOF
 	{
 		"Resnet": {
-			"Result": "${resnet_results}",
-			"Average": "${average_resnet}",
+			"Result": ${resnet_results},
+			"Average": ${average_resnet},
 			"Units": "images/s"
 		}
 	}
@@ -152,8 +152,8 @@ EOF
 	local json="$(cat << EOF
 	{
 		"AlexNet": {
-			"Result": "${alexnet_results}",
-			"Average": "${average_alexnet}",
+			"Result": ${alexnet_results},
+			"Average": ${average_alexnet},
 			"Units": "images/s"
 		}
 	}